flatter figure

flatter (one's) figure

To fit one's body well and make it look especially attractive, as of clothing. You look gorgeous—that dress really flatters your figure!
See also: figure, flatter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

flatter one's figure

Fig. [for clothing] to make one look thin or to make one's figure look better than it is. The lines of this dress really flatter your figure. The trousers had a full cut that flattered Maria's figure.
See also: figure, flatter
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • flatter
  • flatter (one's) figure
  • figure out
  • figure into
  • figure into (something)
  • cut a figure
  • cut a fine, poor, sorry, etc. figure
  • a ballpark figure
  • ballpark figure
  • ballpark figure, a
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